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'Net zero is a no regret policy': How climate action could boost UK GDP by 9.1 per cent

Business Green

The UK and US research team behind the report analysed a range of previous studies to come up with their estimates, taking into consideration nine physical climate impact areas, including agriculture, livestock and fisheries, drought, flooding, and coastal damage. per cent of national GDP, the researchers calculated.

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Over 650 scientists urge world leaders to stop burning forests for energy on eve of UN nature summit

Envirotec Magazine

coastal forests, a global biodiversity hotspot, the Baltic states in Europe, boreal forests in Canada, and illegally cutting protected forest ecosystems in the Carpathians of Eastern Europe. Residents in Gloster have spoken of their health declining since Drax began operations in the town in 2014.

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A harder rain's a-gonna fall

Business Green

Coastal, surface or river flooding is now estimated to cause more than £1bn worth of damage a year in the UK. So although £1.2bn may look like a sizeable price tag, for every £1 invested in it, the government expects the economy to reap £19 in benefits.

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‘I’ve quit drinking the water’: What it’s like to live next to America’s largest coal plant

Grist

” A local salon was also tagged with a message accusing Georgia Power of “telling a lie” to residents about the plant’s health risks. The acquired land could tell a story about the environmental and public health costs of inviting a coal plant to town.